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light-footed

[lahyt-foot-id] / ˈlaɪtˈfʊt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agile airy buoyant delicate fluffy lightweight loose slender slight small thin
STRONG
dainty featherweight flimsy floating little petty portable sheer trifling
WEAK
atmospheric downy effervescent ethereal feathery filmy floatable friable frothy gossamery graceful imponderous inconsequential insubstantial lithe meager nimble porous sandy spongy sprightly sylphlike tissuelike trivial unheavy unsubstantial weightless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big coarse fat heavy large strong thick
STRONG
clumsy
WEAK
weighted
ADJECTIVE
rapid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerated breakneck brisk expeditious fast hasty speedy swift
STRONG
active express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming
WEAK
agile double-time expeditive fleet of foot hurried in nothing flat like a house on fire lively mercurial nimble on the double quick as a wink quickened really rolling split-second spry winged
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delayed slow sluggish tardy
WEAK
languishing leisurely slack
ADJECTIVE
weightless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ethereal inconsequential trivial
WEAK
agile airy atmospheric buoyant crumbly dainty delicate downy easy effervescent featherweight feathery filmy flimsy floatable floating fluffy friable frothy gossamery graceful imponderous insubstantial light as a feather lightweight lithe little loose meager nimble petty porous portable sandy sheer slender slight small spongy sprightly sylphlike thin tissuelike trifling unheavy unsubstantial
Antonyms
STRONGEST
important significant

Example Sentences

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Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Maharaj was known for his animated facial expressions and light-footed movements, accompanied by the sound of bells he wore around his ankles.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022

She reckons that what she calls "light-footed mice" can still lick a trap clean and get away alive.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021

We’re often jealous of our more light-footed friends.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018

He was so light-footed the little rowboat hardly moved.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood